<description>&lt;p&gt;Zadie Smith and Beth Ditto join Annie and Nick for the annual Sidetracked Christmas gathering, recorded at an Irish pub in North London. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They share nostalgia, gossip and gifts, and decide what makes a song a Christmas song – declaring which ones are truly the greatest. Plus, Annie, Nick, Zadie and Beth choose their musical highlights of the year. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SONGS &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Judy Garland – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Darling Love – Winter Wonderland &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Labi Siffre – Bless the Telephone &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pulp – Common People &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lola Young – Messy &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Herman’s Hermits - I'm Henry the VIII, I Am &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dolly Parton – Hard Candy Christmas &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ALBUMS &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blood Orange – Essex Honey &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rosalía - LUX &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mavis Staples – Sad And Beautiful World &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pulp - More &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Van Morrison - Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marcel Dadi – Dadi’s Folk &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ray Conniff – We Wish You a Merry Christmas &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bert Kaempfert &amp;amp; His Orchestra - Christmas With Bert Kaempfert &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;T.S. Eliot – The Poems of T.S. Eliot&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Annie & Nick go to the pub with Zadie Smith & Beth Ditto

Zadie Smith and Beth Ditto join Annie and Nick for the annual Sidetracked Christmas gathering, recorded at an Irish pub in North London. They share nostalgia, gossip and gifts, and decide what makes a song a Christmas song – declaring which ones are truly the greatest. Plus, Annie, Nick, Zadie and Beth choose their musical highlights of the year. Get in touch with Annie and Nick! If you’re over 16 WhatsApp 079700 82700 or email sidetracked@bbc.co.uk SONGS Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You Judy Garland – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Darling Love – Winter Wonderland Labi Siffre – Bless the Telephone Pulp – Common People Lola Young – Messy Herman’s Hermits - I'm Henry the VIII, I Am Dolly Parton – Hard Candy Christmas ALBUMS Blood Orange – Essex Honey Rosalía - LUX Mavis Staples – Sad And Beautiful World Pulp - More Van Morrison - Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast Marcel Dadi – Dadi’s Folk Ray Conniff – We Wish You a Merry Christmas Bert Kaempfert &amp; His Orchestra - Christmas With Bert Kaempfert T.S. Eliot – The Poems of T.S. Eliot

Sidetracked with Annie and Nick

Sidetracked by Christmas ‘25

Sidetracked by Christmas ‘25

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